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Word of the Day – Quire

By December 27, 2020Word of the Day

Quire (noun)

kw-ire

(traditionally) Four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts.

(modern) 25 sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream.

Middle English from Old French quaier, from Latin quaterni ‘set of four’.

Example sentences

“a quire of paper for you.”

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